FNUS76 KSEW 251650
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
950 AM PDT TUE SEP 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0915 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON
TODAY WITH DRY N-NW FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPING. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THE CLOUDS OVER THE GENERAL REGION OF THE FIRE BEGINNING TO
BREAK UP. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH JUST
SOME CUMULUS AROUND. AN INVERSION ALOFT ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL LIMIT
VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT.

DRY N-NW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE OVER THE AREA. OVERNIGHT COOLING WILL STILL ALLOW SOME
MORNING CLOUDS TO REFORM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT THEY WILL
BURN OFF MORE QUICKLY ON WEDNESDAY. THE LOWER AIR MASS WILL WARM
WITH ABOUT 5 DEGREES OF WARMING EXPECTED...AND ABOUT A 10 PERCENT
DROP IN RH. RIDGE WINDS WILL BE E AROUND 5 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING
THEN BECOME VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

 FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10
 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THIS
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11
MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    VARIABLE TO UPSLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...KAM
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120925.SOUTH.01/SEW